The experts suggested the problem worth paying attention ____ at the meeting.
| A．to be discussed | B．to been discussed | C．being discussed | D．should be discussed |
When my daughter Kelsey was a child, she loved to join me in the garden. To 36 chaos(混乱)in my own garden beds, I provided her with a space of her own, so Kelsey’s Corner was born. There she was 37 to dig and plant as she wished. Over time, that small piece of land grew into a favorite place in the 38.
As she approached high school, Kelsey took her 39 off the garden. I didn’t 40 to accept this change. It seemed acceptable that something as boring as working in the dirt gave way to the mystery of a(n) 41 social life, so I began to take care of the space. Even so, I knew it always would be Kelsey’s Corner.
Now my daughter is eighteen and is in the 42 weeks of her high school career. Our mailbox is filled with college admission materials, 43 me that the world has come for this young lady and that she will soon answer its 44. Kelsey is looking forward to her wonderful college life 45 her mother and I are anxious about the coming life 46 our daughter around.
Kelsey’s Corner seems extremely deserted in this early spring 47 Kelsey’s leaving. One morning, when I 48 past Kelsey’s Corner, I noticed some green seedlings had 49 at the foot of some dead stalks(秆).
It’s 50 that life is a cycle. Kelsey’s leaving is 51 one point on the cycle. Now the life wheel will roll with Kelsey as she 52 into her adult life.
Let her live as she will and let her 53 when she can, and whether she comes alone or in 54, she will be welcome home. I’ll take care of Kelsey’s Corner faithfully. It will also cycle annually, rolling on towards a 55 stage of our lives, one that promises a rich harvest.
A．defend B．avoid C．cover D．tolerate
A．willing B．sorry C．free D．sure
A．garden B．family C．corner D．area
A．emotion B．awareness C．mind D．expectation
A．wonder B．support C．realize D．refuse
A．attractive B．peaceful C．complex D．changeable
A．latest B．last C．beginning D．former
A．reminding B．introducing C．promising D．ordering
A．letter B．cry C．notice D．call
A．since B．while C．because D．unless
A．beyond B．except C．besides D．without
A．in spite of B．in case of C．because of D．instead of
A．imagined B．wandered C．performed D．examined
A．existed B．planted C．appeared D．exposed
A．doubtful B．informal C．probable D．true
A．only B．rarely C．always D．seldom
A．looks B．moves C．breaks D．pulls
A．return B．recover C．compete D．join
A．time B．person C．need D．company
A．strange B．proper C．different D．common
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips on Building Self-Confidence
Self-confidence is a key skill for every goal you want to accomplish Self-confidence means that you know who you are and what you' re good at and that you can handle stress and generally perform under pressure．If you feel like you don't have enough self-confidence, you probably don' t, so you should always try to increase your confidence by following a few day-to-day tips．
1．Exercise．
Exercise regularly, between three and five times a week．This boosts your self-confidence in a variety of ways． 1 __ Second, the endorphins（内啡呔） you release while exercising make you feel better about yourself．Finally, setting exercise goals and achieving those goals improves your self-confidence by showing yourself exactly what your body is capable of doing．
2．2 _
You can boost your self-confidence by achieving more．So whenever you have a project, presentation or any other event that will showcase your skills, put a lot of effort into preparing for it．Rather than telling yourself how good you are, show yourself through your actions．
3．Self Focus．
3 If someone says something unkind to you, choose not to let it affect you．This gives you power over yourself rather than giving it to other people, and it boosts your self-confidence．It may be difficult at first, but once you realize that other peoples’ words and opinions are meaningless, you start to feel more self-confident．4
4．Fake It．Act confident．
This can be tricky, especially if you have very low self-confidence. 5 It doesn’t have to be a lone conversation．Once you realize that the stranger is likely to forget about you within 10 minutes, your self-confidence starts to develop．
| A．Preparation． |
| B．Don't be afraid of failures． |
| C．Try talking to one stranger every |
| D．Focus on yourself rather than other people． |
E．For one, you' II feel better about the way you look．
F．Again, this is a matter of showing rather than telling．
G．Self-confidence is an important key to success in any walk of life,
I met Jane Black in university, and soon we became friends．The first time I went to her home I found her family quite different from my own．
In my family, it was always important to place 1 when anything bad happened．
"Who did this? "my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen．
" This is all your 2 , Katharine, " my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher 3 .
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other．We set a place for blame at the dinner table．
4 ,the Whites didn't worry about who had done what．They picked up the pieces and 5 with their lives．The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died．
In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car 6 from their home in Florida to New York．The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently 7 sixteen．Proud of having a new driver' s license, Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip．She 8 her license to everyone she met．
The big sisters 9 the driving of Sarah' s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached _10_ crowded areas, they let Amy 11 ．Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat．After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel．She came to a crossroads with a stop sign．Whether she was nervous or just didn't see the sign no one would 12 know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping．The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car．
Jane was killed immediately．I was only 13 injured．The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died．Painful __14_ it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child．
When Mr．and Mrs．White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room．Sarah had a few cuts on the head and Amy' s leg was broken．They hugged us all and cried tears of 15 and of joy at seeing their daughters．They 16 away the girls' tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches （拐仗）.
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, "We' re so glad that you' re alive．"
I was 17 ．No blame．No accusations．
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign．
Mrs. White said, "Jane' s gone, and we miss her 18 ．Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back．But Amy has her whole life ahead of her．How can she _19____ a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister' s death?"
They were right．Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago．She works 20 a teacher of learning-disabled students．She' s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane．
A．anger B．blame C．scream D．pride
A．fault B．mistake C．benefit D．action
A．broke B．caught C．stopped D．worked
A．Then B．However C．Therefore D．Still
A．had on B．put on C．got on D．moved on
A．drive B．voyage C．trip D．tour
A．became B．reached C．got D．turned
A．showed off B．turned up C．brought out D．took off
A．took B．tasted C．shared D．experienced
A．more B．less C．far D．quite
A．turn up B．get down C．take over D．take up
A．hardly B．never C．even D．ever
A．seriously B．slightly C．lightly D．quickly
A．as B．so C．when D．while
A．pity B．sadness C．shame D．sympathy
A．swept B．gave C．wiped D．cleaned
A．delighted B．excited C．amused D．astonished
A．terribly B．hard C．gradually D．rarely
A．direct B．guide C．lead D．conduct
A．for B．as C．like D．to
There is clear evidence _____ smoking does harm to our health.
| A．where | B．what | C．which | D．that |
The Ice Hotel
Are you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. But, you can only check in at this hotel during the winter. Why ? Because this hotel is built every December. It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night. The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church. Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice. In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.
Because this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular. People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere (独特的气氛). Some couples have even got married in the hotel's ice church. But all these guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between - 2ºC and - 5ºC. Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms. Every guest gets a special cold-weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets. These keep the room cozy and warm until morning.
What is the main idea of this reading?
| A．How the Ice Hotel is built |
| B．What makes the Ice Hotel special |
| C．Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice |
| D．The services of the Ice Hotel |
Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?
| A．the rooms are warm | B．the temperature is -2ºC |
| C．the sleeping bags are warm | D．the furniture is warm |
In which part of the hotel would you probably find "plates"?
| A．the church | B．the restaurant | C．the rooms | D．the art gallery |
It was an afternoon in the winter. Some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the ___1____. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “Wouldn’t it be ___2___ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __3___ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___4__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.
Early in the morning, three days __5____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___6___ for a bus to take us to the __7___. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __8___ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___9__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __10___.
We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. __11___ we were proud that we were the __12___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __13__ ourselves quickly.
But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt __14___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ____15__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___16___. The water was unbelievably cold. ___17___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never ___18___. I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So __19___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.
We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all __20__ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.
A．object B．topic C．opinion D．center
A．interesting B．lucky C．happy D．surprising
A．what B．how C．that D．why
A．worse B．ill C．stronger D．better
A．later B．past C．since D．before
A．asking B．meeting C．waiting D．looking
A．swimming pool B．sands C．lake D．river
A．only B．though C．even D．since
A．cold B．warm C．hot D．cool
A．speak out B．talk about C．shout at D．think over
A．For B．Instead C．Sometimes D．Unless
A．only B．lucky C．younger D．happy
A．helped B．enjoyed C．dressed D．changed
A．such B．a little C．very D．a bit
A．go down B．go into C．jump into D．take off
A．carefully B．quickly C．bravely D．finally
A．Last B．Next C．When D．Then
A．remember B．forget C．believe D．tell
A．did B．do C．were D．had
A．became B．felt C．turned D．caught
The system has been designed to give students quick and easy _______to the digital resources of the library.
| A．access | B．passage | C．way | D．approach |
假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的信息，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇英文稿件。信息提示：上周六学校通过邀请从事不同行业的人来我校的形式，开展了“Career Day”的一系列活动，请你叙述参加此次活动的过程及感受。
注意：1．文章的开头已为你写好。
2．词数100词左右。
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Our school holds Career Day once a year in March, offering us a chance to get familiar with different businesses and career options．
Last Saturday, ______________________________________________________________
Miss Jones _______ music at Bardon School for five years when she was abroad and now she is an actress.
| A．taught | B．has taught | C．had taught | D．has been teaching |
Loulan City is not at all ________ a traveler who has never seen the desert before can expect.
| A．that | B．where | C．what | D．which |
I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed（解散）. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible (负责任) for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized（强调） the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating（欺骗） themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously（认真地） about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.The story took place exactly __________ .
| A．in the teacher’s office | B．in an exam room |
| C．in the school | D．in the language lab |
The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ___________ .
| A．she had not brought a pen with her |
| B．she had lost her own on her way to school |
| C．there was something wrong with her own |
| D．her own had been taken away by someone |
The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____________ .
| A．to go on writing his paper | B．to stop whispering |
| C．to leave the room immediately | D．to stay behind after the exam |
The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was (were) ___________ .
| A．honesty | B．sense of duty | C．seriousness | D．all of the above |
The boy knew everything _____________ .
| A．the moment he was asked to stay behind |
| B．when the teacher started talking about honesty |
| C．only some time later |
| D．when he was walking out of the room |
Whom would you rather _________ you to the hospital?
| A．have sending | B．have send | C．having send | D．having sent |
I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my mother was 1 her battle with a brain tumor(瘤). For ten years, my fiercely independent and 2 mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful. 3 , she never lost her ability to smile. But now, finally, she became totally 4 —unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own.
As she grew closer and closer to death, my 5 grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest 6 was that their lives would never connect. I was sad not only at the 7 loss of my mother, but that she and my baby would never know each other. Her doctor did not 8 any hope; they told us her time was up.
We brought Mother 9 to her own bed in her own house. As 10 as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me.
On February 3, 1989, at about the same time my labor(分娩) 11 , Mother opened her eyes. When they told me this at the 12 , I called her home, “Mom, listen. The baby is coming! You’re going to have a new grandchild!”
“Yes! Yes! I know!”
Four beautiful words! The first 13 words she’d spoken in months!
When I 14 again an hour later, the nurse at her house told the 15 message: Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed. When I brought Jacob home. Mom was sitting in her chair and 15 to welcome him. Tears of joy blocked my vision(视野) as I 17 my son in her arms and she clucked (发出咯咯声) at him. They 18 .
Then she quietly clipped back into a coma (昏迷) and 19 peacefully. Memories of my son’s birth will always be bittersweet(甜中带苦的) for me, but it was then that I learned love has the 20 to overcome any worries and any sorrow. And love can last forever.
A．attending B．losing C．quitting D．defeating
A．brave B．interesting C．funny D．lucky
A．So B．Again C．Instead D．Still
A．outstanding B．blind C．disabled D．troublesome
A．sorrow B．love C．baby D．body
A．problem B．dream C．surprise D．fear
A．coming B．disappearing C．falling D．greeting
A．admit B．hold C．drop D．permit
A．up B．away C．about D．home
A．soon B．fast C．early D．often
A．started B．failed C．ended D．continued
A．office B．hospital C．house D．station
A．common B．caring C．clear D．correct
A．got up B．woke up C．called up D．looked up
A．impossible B．possible C．necessary D．terrible
A．likely B．ready C．free D．nervous
A．hugged B．threw C．took D．laid
A．joined B．knew C．nodded D．cried
A．passed away B．turned over C．settled down D．gave out
A．depth B．description C．power D．mask
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